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How to uninstall CCleaner from your PC

This page is about CCleaner for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Piriform. You can read more on Piriform or check for application updates here. CCleaner is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for CCleaner is C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe. The program's main executable file is labeled CCleaner.exe and it has a size of 1.59 MB (1668920 bytes).

The following executables are installed together with CCleaner. They occupy about 1.71 MB (1794264 bytes) on disk.

  • CCleaner.exe (1.59 MB)
  • uninst.exe (122.41 KB)


This info is about CCleaner version 2.31 alone. For more CCleaner versions please click below:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CCleaner
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner


How to delete CCleaner from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is a program marketed by the software company Piriform. Frequently, computer users decide to erase it. This is troublesome because doing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK practice to erase CCleaner is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to clean your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find CCleaner or simply activate the Search feature and type in "CCleaner". The CCleaner application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click CCleaner in the list of apps, the following data about the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about CCleaner, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall CCleaner.
Uninstall CCleaner


8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong CCleaner that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling CCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, nor are we saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall CCleaner supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 08:38:45.647